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Please help us help our Dallas County neighbors with your gift of money, used equipment or volunteer time.
To donate money
Your gift today of $5, $25, $100 or more will enrich patients’ lives by helping DME Exchange refurbish, sanitize and distribute vital equipment prescribed by their doctor. You may give securely online through PayPal using a major credit card.
Visit us at www.dfwdmeexchange.org and go to the “Donate” link. You may also donate by mailing a check to
DME Exchange of Dallas, Inc. 12015 Shiloh Road, Suite 130 Dallas, Texas 75228
To donate equipment
Call the office to find out our current needs for donated equipment.
To volunteer your time and skills
Volunteers fill an important role for patients, the medical community and the people of Dallas. Contact our office to volunteer!
What problem are we solving?
DME Exchange answers a previously unmet
need. Research shows that some 25,000 to
50,000 people are in need of low-cost or free
durable medical equipment in Dallas County
every year because of inadequate income or
insurance. More than half live in the City of
Dallas. This need may grow if Medicaid and
Medicare funding is reduced.
Don’t other organizations do this?
No. While some informal collection and
distribution of DME occurs through several
religious and service organizations, no other
organization meets Texas Department of
State Health Services safety and cleanliness
standards and coordinates and distributes
DME to patients throughout Dallas County.
Some organizations clean and refurbish DME
but ship it overseas.
Office
12015 Shiloh Road, Suite 130 Dallas, Texas 75228
Website
www.dfwdmeexchange.org
Phone
2 1 4 - 9 9 7 - 3 6 3 9
We need your help . . .
. . . to help others
DME cleaned, refurbished
and ready for distribution
Examples of Durable Medical Equipment
Manual and power wheelchairs
Home hospital beds, manual and electric
Transport chairs
Sliding and rolling walkers
Crutches and canes
Shower chairs
Tub transfer benches
Bedside commodes
Elevated toilet seats
Patient lifts
Special equipment (bariatric)
DME Exchange of Dallas, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non- profit organization that helps uninsured, underinsured and low-income residents of Dallas County receive the durable medical equipment (DME) they need.
DME Exchange collects donated and used equipment, sanitizes and refurbishes it, and distributes it to qualified Dallas County residents free of charge. (In the future, a modest intake processing fee may be charged. Please call the office for details.)
Who Is Eligible? To receive equipment free of charge, applicants must meet five requirements:
Provide a physician’s prescription (or referral source must provide a physician’s prescription)
Provide a picture ID Provide proof of Dallas County residence Demonstrate need (living below 200% of
federal poverty level and/or uninsured orinsured with a gap in coverage for DME)
Sign a liability form and a receipt of DME form. DME is guaranteed 90 days.
State Licensing: DME Exchange is licensed andinspected by the Texas Department of State Health Services and is dedicated to serving theneeds of Dallas County residents.
DME Exchange of Dallas
Who benefits?
Everyone in the community reaps benefits!
Patients appreciate the hand up that DME Exchange extends as they heal at home using medical equipment they could not otherwise afford. Dallas County has the highest rate of uninsured persons in the nation.
Taxpayers who donate their idle equipment for environmentally friendly reuse may earn income tax deductions. And they welcome their neighbors’ shorter hospitalizations, early recovery and return to work.
All residents are rewarded as thousands fewer pieces of bulky medical equipment find their way into our scrap yards and landfills, helping to preserve a cleaner environment.
Medical providers can save staff time, heal patients sooner, achieve state standards more easily and help their patients manage their health more effectively. Case managers at clinics and hospitals can readily access the central supply of sanitized and refurbished DME Exchange equipment by contacting the office.
